The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool

Time for books

by Lorenzo Piccoli

In the last month I read many books. Several were presents from friends. I postponed the reading for a long time, now finally I have the chance to get back to this pleasure.

Let me start from Nick Hornby’s Shakespeare wrote for money, that I stole from my sister’s library. This book collects the last of Hornby’s columns, in which he discussed the list of books he’d read in the previous month as well as those he’s bought. This is a soft and enjoyable reading from one of the brightest contemporary writers. But that is also an idea of how to structure this post.

Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes – One day the wind will change: Calvin and Hobbes are definitely in my comics top three and I believe they got to be a must reading for everyone. This one book was brilliant, as well as Something under the bed is drooling that I also read this month.

Joseph Roth, The Emperor’s Tomb: this is a good book from one of the authors who is probably going to define my 2012. Loved the atmosphere of decayand nihilism.

Francis Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby: another classic, another atmosphere. Some parts were unessential, but the description of the jazz culture, as well as the sense of the story, made the book a worth reading. To be completely honest, perhaps I was expecting something more.